The 12 Days of Christmas Cheer: Day 7

For Day 7 we’re staying local again with beer from Blacksmith Brewing Co. in Stevensville, MT. It had been a while since we’d taken the drive down from Missoula and a couple of extra days off to start the New Year’s Eve weekend seemed like the perfect time. As is common for Blacksmith, the place…

Old Schoolhouse Brewery Hooligan Stout

With the World Cup well underway, I thought a beer named Hooligan Stout was the perfect complement to pick up on a recent weekend trip over to Spokane. As I was rummaging around in the fridge for something to help celebrate a birthday this weekend, it seemed like the right time to pull it out.…

Blacksmith Brewing’s Black Out Oatmeal Stout

I had a chance to stop by Blacksmith Brewing recently and you’ve probably figured out by now that I tend to take advantage of those chances.  I’d read in Blacksmith’s March newsletter that they planned to release a new oatmeal stout by the end of March, so I was ready to give it a try.…